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Question 1 of 10

1. Question
Which statement describes 'utility software'?
- Utility Software: End-user programs such as word processors, spreadsheet and database software
- Utility Software: Software which controls the running of a computer system by providing functions such as memory management and multi-tasking.
- Utility Software: Software which maintains, configures and optimises a computer system.
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Question 2 of 10

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"Prepares the storage device for data storage by creating sectors and tracks on which data can be stored"...describes which type of utility software?
- Encryption Software
- Backup Software
- Compression Software
- Formatting Software
- Defragmentation software
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Question 3 of 10

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"Makes a copy of data and stores it elsewhere"...describes which type of utility software?
- Encryption Software
- Backup Software
- Compression Software
- Formatting Software
- Defragmentation software
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Question 4 of 10

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"Reduces the size of files"...describes which type of utility software?
- Encryption Software
- Backup Software
- Compression Software
- Formatting Software
- Defragmentation software
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question
"Searches the disk for related data items and reorganises them so they become positioned physically next to one another"...describes which type of utility software?
- Encryption Software
- Backup Software
- Compression Software
- Formatting Software
- Defragmentation software
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Question 6 of 10

6. Question
"Scrambles data before being sent across a network"...describes which type of utility software?
- Encryption Software
- Backup Software
- Compression Software
- Formatting Software
- Defragmentation software
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Question 7 of 10

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"When data is temporarily removed from the file, but added back (rebuilt), when the file is to be used again"...is an example of which type of compression?
- Lossy
- Lossless
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question
"When data that is not required is removed from a file"...is an example of which type of compression?
- Lossy
- Lossless
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Question 9 of 10

9. Question
What is the purpose of the 'FAT'?
- FAT stands for 'File Allocation Table', which is responsible for storing the locations of each piece of data that is stored on the hard disk.
- FAT stands for 'File Association Table', which is responsible for keeping records of the associated parts of each file in storage, which may be spread out across the hard disk.
- FAT stands for 'File Attributes Table', which is responsible for holding the details about each file stored on a hard disk.
- FAT stands for 'File Aligning Table', which is responsible for keeping the data that makes up each file aligned (together) in memory.
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question
Which statement describes how an incremental backup works and states both an advantage and disadvantage of this kind of backup.
- An incremental back up makes a copy of all the files on a system, which is much quicker to carry out but can take a long time to restore data.
- An incremental back up only backs up the files that have changed since the last backup, which is much quicker to carry out but can take a long time to restore data.
- An incremental back up makes a copy of all the files on a system, which takes a long time to carry out but restoring the data is quick.
- An incremental back up only backs up the files that have changed since the last backup, which takes a long time to carry out but restoring the data is quick.
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